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Miracles Among Us: Apostle Archie Jarrell

A true inspirational story as a drug dealer turned preacher tells of his battle with health and in spirit; Margaret introduces you to Apostle Archie Jarrell.

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Miracles Among Us: Apostle Archie Jarrell

A true inspirational story as a drug dealer turned preacher tells of his battle with health and in spirit; Margaret introduces you to Apostle Archie Jarrell.

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WEBVTT HE WEIGHED MORETHAN EIGHT HUNDREDPOUNDS.... SUFFERED ANEAR LIFETHREATENINGSHOOTING ..WASDEPRESSEDBULLIED.AND BECAME WHATHE CALLS ..ONE OF THEBIGGEST DRUGDEALERS IN THE TRIAD.TONIGHT THIS .. DRUGDEALER TURNEDPREACHER SPEAKSOUT ABOUT HISMIRACULOUSTURNAROUND..MARGARET JOHNSONJOINS US WITH THESTORYI SAT DOWN WITHAPOSTLE ARCHIEJARRELLAT HIS CHURCH INGREENSBORO. WETALKED ABOUT THEWEIGHT THATTHREATENED TO TAKEHIS LIFE.2:47 56NATSOT##CLIP 19 42: 47 ITSPAINFUL ITS REALPAINFUL WHEN YOUTHINK BACK:50PAINFUL BECAUSE ATHIS HEAVIEST APOSTLEARCHIE JARRELL ...WEIGHED 803POUNDS.CLIP 19 49:54 THEREWAS A TIMEI COULDN'TSIT IN THIS CHAIRCAUSE IT WAS TOOSMALL FOR METHIS IS A PAIR OF HISPANTS. HE HAD TOHAVE HIS CLOTHESMADE BECAUSETHERE WERENT ANY INTHE STORE BIGENOUGH. THIS IS ONEOF THE ROBE'S HEWORE.CLIP 19 24:23 IT FELTLIKE SOMEBODY HASPUT A BUILDING ONYOUR BODY AND YOUTRYING TO CARRY THEBUILDING TO ANOTHERLEVEL:31HE WAS RIDICULEDAND BULLIED.,###CLIP 20 53:50 MAMALOOKLOOK AT THATMAN WOW55APOSTLE JARRELLESTIMATES HECONSUMED 20THOUSAND CALORIESA DAY.. MOST OF THEMFROM SUGARYFOODS...###CLIP 19 1243 ITWASN'T SO MUCHEATING A LOT OF FRIEDFOOD I ATE INPORTIONS BUT IT WASTHE SNACKS.. THECAKES..THEHONEYBUNS.. OATMEALCOOKIES:54NATSPT PREACHINGHE REALIZED HENEEDED TO MAKE ACHANGE. THAT HECOULDN'T STANDBEFORE HISCONGREGATIONPREACHING RIGHT ANDWRONG.. WHILE HECOULDN'T GETCONTROL OF HIS OWNPROBLEMS.CLIP 19 41:11 MY MOMUSE TO ALWAYS SAYYOU GOT PRACTICEWHAT YOU PREACHAND THAT'S WHAT IBEGAN TO SAY:16BUT IT TOOK THEDEATH OF HISFAVORITE FIRSTCOUSIN FOR REALITYTO SET IN... SHEWEIGHED 675 POUNDS.####CLIP 18 000802 SHEPASSED AWAY ANDWENT TO THE FUNERALAND EVERYBODY WASLOOKING AT ME LIKEHE'S NEXT:07HE WENT TO DOCTORSIN GREENSBORO ANDRALEIGHHOPING TO GETGASTRIC BYPASS ORLAP BAND SURGERY TOLOSE THEWEIGHTBUT THEYTURNED HIM DOWNCLIP 19 27:23 THEYTHOUGHT YOU COULDDIE ..RIGHT:27THEY TOLD HIM TOCOME BACK AFTER HEDROPPED AT LEASTTWO HUNDREDPOUNDS. SO JARRELLCUTBACK ON THE JUNKFOOD .. ATE HEALTHYMEALS..AND HIT THEGYM.NATSOTON THE BIKE.. THETREADMILL.. ANDWATER AEROBICS SIXDAYS A WEEK.BY THEN HE WASDOWN TO 600 POUNDS... A BETTER CANDIDATEFORTHE LAPBAND..WHICHHEHAD.CLIP 19 29;11 I FEEL LIKEITS JUST LIKE A DREAMCOME TRUEA DREAM BECAUSEJARRELLL LOST NEARLY5 HUNDRED POUNDS IN14 MONTHS AND NOWWEIGHS 330 POUNDS.CLIP 19 24:49 AND I MADEUP IN MY MIND I GOTTO LIVE BECAUSE I GOTMORE TO DO THANJUST GET UP ANDDIE"55,NATSOT GUN SHOTAND HE BELIEVES HECOULD HAVE DIEDAFTER SUFFERING ANEAR FATAL GUNSHOTTO TO THE STOMACH.HE WAS ADDICTED TOALCOHOL..BULLYIED ANDDEPRESSESED. ANDAT ONE TIMECONFESSES TO BE ONEOF THE BIGGEST DRUGDEALERS INGREENSBORO.## CLIP 19 38:40- IWOULDN'T BE HERETALKING TO YOU TODAYI THINK I WOULD BEDEAD AND GONE"45APOSTLE JARREL ISSTILL LOSING.SOON DOCTORS WILLREMOVE ALL THEEXCESS SKIN FROMTHE WEIGHT HE HASALREADY LOST WHICHSHOULD TAKE OFFEVEN MORE OF THEPOUNDS.TODAY... TWO POLICE

Miracles Among Us: Apostle Archie Jarrell

A true inspirational story as a drug dealer turned preacher tells of his battle with health and in spirit; Margaret introduces you to Apostle Archie Jarrell.